Our Stories
The latest posts that were tagged with "Our Stories".
The Honeymoon Phase of Employee Engagement
07/15/2011This time last year I was a green, wide-eyed fresh college graduate with a great internship at a large awards and recognition company. I was your typical intern, full of energy and excitement and tons of ideas to share. I spent...
Great Opening from SHRM Keynote
07/06/2011VIRGIN is a company that is all about PEOPLE One of the great aspects of attending the Annual SHRM Conference is the opportunity to listen to the keynote speakers. On Sunday, June 26, I had the opportunity to list...
Destination Recognition: SHRM 2011
06/24/2011MTM is making final preparations to attend the largest Human Resources Conference and Expo in North America next week in Vegas (June 26 -28). As an awards and recognition provider, we look forward to this show each year a...
Saban Bronze Unveiled
04/28/2011As the sun beamed down on the University of Alabama’s record -setting A-Day Game crowd, thousands pressed against the ropes to get their first look at the latest bronze installment on the Walk of Champions, Nick Saban.&...
Earth Day
04/22/2011In honor of Earth Day we’d like to share our best practices in the area of sustainability. We’re green from head to toe (actually from manufacturing to printing and beyond). MTM's Environmental Mission Statement: We are dedica...
Equilibrium
04/12/2011MTM is involved in many bronze projects throughout the country. We are especially proud when one of our creations is displayed in our back yard. “Equilibrium” was erected earlier this year at the University of...
Are You "Game Ready"?
04/01/2011Well, it’s here! This is the time of year that basketball fans live for. Many have seen their favorite teams fall in defeat, but it won’t keep them from tuning in to the pinnacle of basketball excellence, the NCAA Final F...
Celebrating Our Own
03/24/2011We had a very special “Recognition Wednesday” this week at MTM Recognition. Robert Crowder celebrated his 30th Anniversary at MTM with a crowd of his fellow employees and friends looking on. Wide smiles of joy and admirat...
A THUNDERous Round of Applause
03/14/2011MTM recently hosted the latest in our ongoing series of Lunch and Learns at the Oklahoma City Headquarters. Our guest speaker was Pete Winemiller, Senior Vice President of Guest Relations with the Oklahoma City Thunder. &...
The Only r-word used at MTM is Recognition
03/03/2011Sticks and stones may break bones, but words can break spirits. The words “retard” and “retarded” have often been used to degrade people with mental or physical disabilities and are synonymous with calling someone “dumb” or “st...
Champions of all Kinds
01/11/2011The 2010 Bowl Season was certainly an exciting one for everyone involved: players, coaches, fans and especially for MTM! As the supplier of 21 of the Bowl trophies, we share in these victories each year. Congratulations...
It is Bowl Season!
12/30/2010Watch for MTM!Without a doubt the highlight of college football is Bowl Season. We see some of the best games and most intense emotions. After all the offseason work, summer camps and a toiling fall schedule, it all comes down ...
MTM goes “Over the Edge” for Special Olympics!
10/22/2010“Over the Edge” challenge: Raise $1,200-check. Get to SandRidge building-check. Mentally prepare- check. Play “Rocky” theme song in my head for inspiration-check. Go up the elevator to the top of the building-check. Actually cl...
Breast Cancer Awareness
10/04/2010Break out your pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and MTM is spreading the word of hope and encouragement to support the cause. We have created pink themed e-cards available on our site. Send one to your mom, sister...
So, what is Performance Improvement and why is it on everyone’s mind?
06/30/2010What is a motivated person? How do we recognize them? How do we define motivation? These are questions our clients ask daily. How do you elicit performance improvement from your most important asset: your people? Academic and...
Successful Onboarding
06/16/2010A first impression only happens once. There are no do-overs. Those first seconds, hours, days...even weeks, set the tone for the connection of your new hires to your company. How you assimilate or onboard a new staffer, has a s...
Become a Leader in Your Life
05/18/2010Now more than ever, people need great leaders. Great leaders have something in common – strong self-belief. Beliefs drive your actions and actions create results. If you don’t believe you can lead, you’ll f...
McCelebration!
05/03/2010This past week, over 13,000 owners, operators and guests of the largest and most global retail food chain gathered in Orlando for a worldwide convention to share ideas, celebrate success and look at ways to improve fo...
The THUNDER Rolls
04/30/2010The excitement is electric in Oklahoma City as its new NBA team, the Thunder, rolls out its 50th win and are in the playoffs. Who would have predicted that the regular season would end with a record equal to the likes of the...
Employee Engagement through the Eyes of the Boss
03/08/2010No, I’m not talking about The Boss, Bruce Springsteen. I’m referring to the boss of a company or organization, the CEO. I’ve been enamored by the current CBS reality series, Undercover Boss. This series follows high-level...
Recognition as Communication
08/28/2009One of the highlights of my trip to SHRM in New Orleans was getting to hear Jack Welch speak. The main theme of his presentation was increasing communication to build trust within your team. He encouraged us to dete...
Motivating in Tough Times
08/17/2009There’s no doubt that times are tough for almost everyone right now. Many businesses are currently challenged with doing more with less…less resources…less inventory….less people. On top of that we go home to be continually bom...
Change (Part 1)
06/18/2009From the beginning of our existence, most of what’s around us was created by people for people. Step by step we transitioned from walking to riding to driving to flying to space travel. We progressed from dying of simple infect...
Change (Part 2)
06/18/2009Eric Hoffer said, “In times of change, learners will inherit the earth, while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” I previously wrote about something called “the re...
Sincerity
06/17/2009Absolutely no one sets a goal to be a hypocrite. Some careers do seem destined to have that perception though, and Human Resources would probably rank fairly high on the list. If you saw last year’s movie "The Dark ...
